Convertible running gear for wagons



July 17, 1928.

Filed Jan. 10, 1924 Sheets-Shet 1 J nnah/2'07: fiflayaczona July 17, 1928.

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:j UNITED S E PAT E T-iopn cLINToN A. HAGADONE, on WESTERN SPRINGS, ILLINoIs, AssIeNon T INTERNA- TION'AL HARVESTER COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 'OF-1\TEW JERSEY.

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Application filed January 10, 19 2 4 i.Seria1 No. 685,34 7., I

The invention hereinafter described relates generally to wagons and particularly to a removable running gear attachment adapted to be substituted for a standard run ninggear. I

It is an objectof this invention interchangeably to adapt the running gear of a standard or conventional wagon to use with either a regular box body or an open rack gear after the regular box body has been body, such as used in farm work. I 2

Another ob]ect is'to provide an arrangement of simple construction, easily mann factu'red and practicably adapted to its purpose.

This is accomplished by providing an attachmentcompiising, briefly, a pair offrame members adapted to be detachably carried by the bolsters of a standard wagon running removed. These frame members may then function to support afwagon body of'a different type, such, for instance, as a farm rack. v 1 j Y A detailed account of this transformation and the character of the attachment will be amply'described hereinafter.

Reference is made to the accompanying sheets of drawings forming a part of this application and wherein the invention is illustrated, like numerals designating like parts throughout the several views. p, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of' the improved body 'attachment in this instance, a farm rack carried by thelbolsters of a standard running gear; r

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the construction shown in Fig.1; I j Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 and shows in plan the frame 'members fwhich tion of the arrows.

The standard wagon shownembodies front and rear wheeled trucks carried on front and rear axles 1O and'll, respectively. 'These axles'support front and rear bolsters 12 and 13, respectively, the "bolsters carrying the :7 conventional bolster stakes or standards l l.

he line 5 5 of Fig. 2 looking in the' direc- Sandwiched or locked between bolster members and. the axles are front and. rear bounds. The" forward hound supports for vertical pivotal movement. on apivot pm, 15 ,a tongue. or draft pole 16, and

comprises side members 17. The rearward ends of the hound members 17 are' tiedl,to

.gether [by means offla pair .of transverse pleces 18,,thesein'embers-beingfdisposed a above and below'the hound members 17 to I provide a space between them for apurpose which will presently appear. 7 The rear hound similarly .constitutes side members 19v locked betweenthebolster 13 and the axle. v

11 and tied together at its forward ends by means of upper. and lower plates 20 also provided with a spacebetween them.j A con,-

ventzonal reach bar isslid forwardly .be

tweenj therear bolster andfaxlethrough the space between the plates 20 on the rear hound and throughthe cross pieces 180m the for ward hound to the front bolster member where it may be pivotally held in position by the usual king bolt 22. A pinmaybe dropped through the plates 20 and the reach bar to securely" hold the rear hound in posi tion with respect to the reach bar.- ,It will. be understood, of course, that angling of the tongue 16 in.turn ing the wagon .will

likewise angle the fronttruck becauselof the qmanner in which the front hound 'is locked between the bolster and axle. {'All this is conventional and forms no part of the present invention.

,Specifically, the invention relates to an attachment for the above described conventional running gear. This attachment, as clearly shown .111 Fig. 3, comprises a pair of longitudinally. extending, forwardly ,con-

verging,sill or frame members 24, the-forward ends of these frame members being fastened together vby an, angularly bent bracket 25 having a forwardly extending 'port'i0n26 adapted to be disposed centrally between the ends of the] front bolster and there be. detachably. secured in position by 'means' of the king bolt 22. The rear ends of the frame members areprovided with similar brackets in the form .of hook members 27, which are'adapted to be hooked over the rearbolster adjacent its ends, It will be noted, by reference to Fig. 1, that these front and rear bracketsfor supporting the longitudinal frame members depend considerably so that the frame members are carried in a plane below the plane of the bolster members supported on the axles of the front 1 fa unit by pushing the forward end of the Once this. has been done, the frame members 24 may be easily brought into position 'as I frame unit under the cross pieces 18 of the forward houndiand positioning." the front bracket with its aperturedextension 26' to remster ,with the kin bolton the front bolster. The rear'en s ofthe frame unit,-

dfcoursfe, merely hook over the rear bolster.

en the reach barfhas been withdrawn from the standard running gear, the rear 'hoiind has lost its supportandit will drop to the ground. This same fdifliculty would arise when the substitute unit comprising the frame members 24 is hungin position on. the bolsters. To overcome this, a cross plate28 is transversely disposed underneath the frame members 24in such a position that the forward end of therear hound comprising the plates 20 ma rest on this transverse cross piece. 28. or the purpose of strengthening the frame members 24' with respect to the front and rear brackets and in T general to rovide amore sturdy constructron, suitab e braces 29 may be provided.

The supplemental body supporting unit comprising the frame members 24fmay carry almostany kind of wagonbody and, in the present instance, it is shown supporting; an

, fity open farm rack. This farm rack comprises transversely disposed sills 30. bolted 'to the longitudinal frame members 24. A pluralof boards or slats 31 is also'bolted or nailed to the members 24 to provide a floor or bottom for the rack body." Suitable end strips'or pieces 32 maybe provided to securely hold the body in position. and prevent.

distortion thereof; Hinged to the transverse sill .members 30 are front and rear rack sections 33 and 34, respectively, also rovided with boards or slats similar, to the oor boards 31v and nailed to the s'tuds comprising these front and rear sections. Pivoted to the studs ofthe front section is a' pair of forwardl extending supportin members 32$, whic converge from the sides of the section to a point midway between the ends pf the front bolster where they are. secured in position by the apertured plate'36, which ties them together, and the king bolt 22. Rear section 34 has its studs provided with brace members 37, which aref'rigidly connected to the studs and rest upon the rear bolster member. Thewei ht of the section and the load which the rac may be carrying is sufficient to maintain these brace'members 37 in contact with the bolster, as shown.

between the centers of the two studs on the rear section, so that, when'the sections are in folded position, the studs will be juxtaposed rather than superposed. It will be observed also that on the front section some ofthe cross boards are fitted to the" reverse side; that is, about halfway up they are on the inner side of the studs and for the remainder of. the distance theya-re on the opposite side. of the studs. This permits a neat ov(-n.'1aping arrangement of the two sections in folded position. V

The side pieces 32 of the rack floor or bottom may be securely fitted. to the transverse sills .30 by means'of' suitable braces 38. It Willalso be noted, as shownin Fig. 7 in detail, that the rearmost floor board of the rack body, at least the center portion of i,t,'is. slightly inclined to provide a space for the insertion of the rearhound so that it may rest on the transverse plate 28 withoutobstruction from the floor of the rack body.

The manner of" utilizing the attachment of the present invention with respect to a conventlonal wagon running gear disclosed will now be described. The regular box body will be removed by pulling out the bolster stakeslor studs 14. The uppermember of the front bolster, inwhich the front bolster stakes. are fitted, is also. removed as'well as thereach bar. The reach bar maybe slid or pulled out rearwardly after the king bolt 22 and the pin 23 have been removed. These removed members are then laid aside, as they are of nofurther use with the substitute'rack attachment. The front and rear trucks are now independent lunits. To make them dependent units again, the unit frame comprisbolt opening in the bolster. The forward rack section 33' is thenunfolded so that its forwardly converging members, or supports, 35 and the apertured plate '36, which ties them together, will also register with the ,king bolt opening. 'The king bolt 22 is then its own weight will dropped through the plate 36, the extension 26 of the bracket 25, and through the bolster, thereby securely looking all these members in position without in the least interfering with the turning movement of the bolster and axle in response to angling movements of the draft tongue. The rear section 34 of the rack is then swung rearwardl'y and of cause the supports 37 to contact the rear bolster and thus hold said section in position. Transformation from a box body wagonto an open farm rack wagon has thus been completed and the rack is ready for use in the field. Such an open rack body as that described, of course, has many uses, but is especially useful when operated along side a corn harvester where it may receive'bundles of corn discharged therefrom.

From the above description it should be apparent that the invention provides a useful body attachment which may be interchangeably employed with the regular wagon body of a wagon having a standard running. gear, thereby obviating the necessity of possessing. wagons. The economy eflected by this, arrangement is appreciable.

Of course, it should be understood that only the preferred form of the invention has been illustrated and described and that various changes in form and construction and arrangement of parts may be made by those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains without departing from the spirit thereof as hereinafter claimed. v

' What is claimed is:

1. In an attachment for the running gear of a wagon having front and rear bolsters, a king bolt disposed centrally in the front bolster, a pair of converging frame members adapted to support a wagon body, hook members carried by the rear ends of the frame members adapted detachably to engage over the rear bolster adjacent its ends,

and a bracket member carried by the front ends of said frame members, said king bolt and front and rear hounds,

two distinct types of loosely passing; through thebracket member for fastening said frame members to the front bolster.

2. In an attachment for the running gear of a wagon having front and rear bolsters spaced body supporting sills connected to the bolsters, and a cross plate on said s1lls for supporting the rear hound thereon.

3. In. an attachment for the running gear of a wagon having front and rear bolsters and front and rear hounds, a pair oflongitudinally extending frame'inembers adapted to be detachably carried by the bolsters and to support a wagon body, and a transverse member carried by said frame members adjacent the rear hound whereby said.

member may support the rear hound.

a. .In a substitute attachment for the running gear of a wagon having front and rear bolsters, said attachment comprising a pair of longitudinally extending spaced apart at their rear ends and converging together at their front ends, a hook'fastoned to the rear end of each frame member and adapted loosely'to engage bolster adjacent each end thereof, and means at'the converging front ends of said members for detachably and pivotally mounting said members on the front bolster substantially midway between its ends.v

.5. In a wagon, the combination of front and rear wheel supports including bolsters and hounds, longitudinal frame sills detachably hung 011 the bolsters, and a rest on the sills for supporting the front end ofthe rear hound. Y i

6.111 a wagon, the combination of front and rear wheel supports including bolsters and hounds, longitudinally extending, laterally spaced frame s1lls supported on the and a cross plate secured to thebot- I CLINTON A. HAeAnonn.

a plurality of frame members over the rear 

